Doctor of Medical Dentistry/Certificate (DMD/Cert) or Master of Public Health (DMD/MPH)

Doctor of Medical Dentistry/Certificate (DMD/CERT) in Public Health Admissions Requirements

Admissions Requirements

All applicants to the dual-degree programs must apply and be accepted into each program separately. Participants must satisfy all posted entrance requirements for each program.

Students pursuing the four-year dual-degree option must apply first for the Certificate in Public Health and successfully complete it before proceeding into the MPH degree. Students pursuing the five-year option may apply directly for the MPH program.

Certificate in Public Health

Admission requirements are:

• Completion of the SOPHAS Express Public Health application and submission of the application fee
• Official transcripts reflecting an earned bachelor’s degree and all transcripts from previously attended institutions
• All non-US transcripts must be evaluated by the World Education Service (WES) using their ICAP Course-by course evaluation service
• Letters of Recommendation
  • One letter must be from a designated DMD program representative. Contact the admissions office for more details.
• A one-page resume/cv
• A one-page personal statement
• All applicants whose primary language is not English or whose undergraduate degree is from a college or university outside of the United States are required to submit official Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) scores.

For complete details regarding the application to the certificate program, please contact the University of Nebraska Medical Center, College of Public Health at 402.552.9867 or visit the admissions website. 

Doctor of Medical Dentistry/MPH (DMD/MPH) in Public Health Admissions Requirements

Admissions Requirements

All applicants to the dual-degree programs must apply and be accepted into each program separately. Participants must satisfy all posted entrance requirements for each program.

Students pursuing the four-year dual-degree option must apply first for the Certificate in Public Health and successfully complete it before proceeding into the MPH degree. Students pursuing the five-year option may apply directly for the MPH program.

Master of Public Health

Admission requirements are:

• Completion of the SOPHAS Express Public Health application and submission of the application fee
• Official transcripts reflecting an earned bachelor’s degree and all transcripts from previously attended institutions
• All non-US transcripts must be evaluated by the World Education Service (WES) using their ICAP Course-by course evaluation service
• Letters of Recommendation
  • One letter must be from a designated DMD program representative. Contact the admissions office for more details.
• A one-page resume/cv
• A one-page personal statement
• All applicants whose primary language is not English or whose undergraduate degree is from a college or university outside of the United States are required to submit official Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) scores.

For complete details regarding the application to the MPH program, please contact the University of Nebraska Medical Center, College of Public Health at 402.552.9867 or visit the admissions website.

Students completing the four-year dual degree option must successfully complete the Certificate in Public Health before applying for the MPH, in which all Certificate courses that meet the requirements of COPH Academic Standing (B- or higher) will transfer and apply to the MPH degree. The MPH degree requires 42 graduate credit hours if completed alone, including 15 credit hours of core courses, 12 or 15 credit hours of concentration courses (depending on concentration), 6 or 9 credit hours of electives, and 6 credit hours of experience projects. In this dual degree program, the elective credits will be selected from the KCU DMD program and via the transfer credit process will be applied to the MPH plan of completion requirements.